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2025 Formula 1 Mexican GP
Oct 23, 2025 to Oct 26, 2025
| Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, MX
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F1 Mexico GP live commentary and updates - qualifying
Follow along for updates of Formula 1 qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix
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06:11:31 pm
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Lewis Hamilton, P3 in Mexico GP quali: "I'm really happy, I'm honoured to be up here with Charles and Lando, these guys have been so quick all year - and it's the first time I've been up in the top three all year. Thank you for the team for being able to push! It's obviously hard to beat these guys today, but P3 is the perfect spot at this track, so I'm hoping to make the most of that."
06:11:13 pm
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Charles Leclerc, P2 in Mexico GP quali: "This qualifying is very difficult, because there's very little grip. It's very tricky but I'm pretty happy with the job we've done. I don't think there was that much more in the car. It would mean a lot to win, so we'll work to get first place into the first corner."
06:10:53 pm
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Lando Norris on taking pole: "I'm happy to be back on pole, it's been a long time! The lap...I don't know. It's one of those laps where you don't know what happened - it felt decent, but when I saw it was a 15.5, I was surprised. I've had some good races here in the past, and I'll just focus on what I can control.
"I'm here to win. I'll be looking forward, I have some quick guys behind me and there's some quick guys behind me. I'm not expecting it to be easy!"
06:06:18 pm
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Piastri will move up to seventh on tomorrow's grid - Sainz will take a five-place grid penalty for his contact with Antonelli in Austin.
06:04:02 pm
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Q3 order
1. Norris
2. Leclerc
3. Hamilton
4. Russell
5. Verstappen
6. Antonelli
7. Sainz
8. Piastri
9. Hadjar
10. Bearman
06:03:29 pm
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Norris takes pole for the Mexico City GP
That's a statement lap from Norris, he found six tenths over his previous tour. "What a lap," he says. He's happy with that one.
Leclerc also put together a stellar Q3 to bag a front-row start - Hamilton from Russell on row two. Verstappen dropped to fifth after those late laps from the Ferrari duo and Russell.
Checkered flag
06:01:48 pm
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It's a 1m15.586s for Norris. Wow.
Hamilton gets up to second, but Leclerc gets ahead - 0.262s behind Norris.
06:00:44 pm
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Bearman has a 27.2 as his opening sector - 27.1 for Piastri, 27.0 for Verstappen.
How's Bearman's lap? Fifth fastest for now, now sixth as Piastri goes third. Verstappen hurls his car up to second, as Sainz goes fourth.
05:58:11 pm
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Piastri hits the road behind Bearman, followed by Sainz, Hadjar, and now Norris.
Here comes the final flurry.
05:55:58 pm
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Antonelli, Sainz, Hadjar, and Bearman all had used tyres. It's still very much game on here as we await the final runs of the session.
05:54:51 pm
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Opening Q3 runs
1. Leclerc
2. Norris
3. Hamilton
4. Verstappen
5. Piastri
6. Russell
7. Antonelli
8. Sainz
9. Hadjar
10. Bearman
Great lap by Leclerc - 0.179s up on Norris there. Where's that pace come from?
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05:53:54 pm
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Piastri gets a 1m16.469s to go third fastest, with a good final sector. Bearman had used tyres, so he's only sixth so far - now seventh as Hamilton goes up to second - 0.204s off Norris.
But there's Leclerc, who sets a stonking 1m15.991s! Provisional pole for the Ferrari driver!
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05:52:39 pm
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Very good first sector for Verstappen, little tow from Russell there. Norris is just a touch behind, but finds a lot more over Verstappen in the middle sector.
It's a 1m16.455s for Verstappen. A 1m16.170s for Norris.
05:50:38 pm
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Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Bearman, and Sainz are our early takers for a lap - Hadjar just behind them.
Less traffic this time around, now that we've whittled down the bottom 10 on the grid.
Lights green
05:49:14 pm
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Q3 begins!
And here we go - can Norris keep up his current form to secure pole, or is there a chance Verstappen can dig something out? Can Hamilton or Russell mount something of a surprise?
We'll have our answer in like, 11 minutes' time.
05:43:01 pm
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Top 10 in Q2
Here's the 10 drivers who progress into Q3:
Norris
Hamilton
Russell
Verstappen
Sainz
Leclerc
Piastri
Antonelli
Bearman
Hadjar
05:41:55 pm
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Eliminated in Q2
11. Tsunoda
12. Ocon
13. Hulkenberg
14. Alonso
15. Lawson
Checkered flag
05:41:35 pm
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Piastri gets up to seventh at the death, less than a tenth over Tsunoda - who pushed Ocon into the bottom five just seconds before.
05:40:40 pm
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Sainz goes up to fifth. Piastri is on the cusp - he's 0.008s of new borderline-man Ocon. Alonso only gets up to 13th, and he's out.
05:39:42 pm
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Verstappen gets a tow from Tsunoda in the first sector, and goes up to second with his run - although still 0.353s on Norris' Q2 opener.
Ocon hits sixth place, before Bearman takes fifth as he cuts close to the pit wall to finish his lap.
Hamilton then goes up to second. Antonelli now goes sixth to push Tsunoda into the bottom five. Russell now goes third.
05:36:52 pm
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Hadjar hits fourth place to move ahead of Verstappen. Lawson bails on his lap, so he's still time-less at the moment.
Meanwhile, there's the pitlane queue for the final set of runs. Verstappen and Hulkenberg hit the track first.
05:35:38 pm
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Piastri says that there were some inconsistencies from his powertrain in Turn 5.
The Australian used the tyres he'd aborted a lap on during Q2, so he'll get fresh ones for his second run.
Lawson's out again for a lap, having not set a time yet.
05:34:02 pm
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Elimination zone after opening Q2 runs
11. Bearman
12. Ocon
13. Alonso
14. Antonelli
15. Lawson
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05:33:03 pm
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Norris sets a 1m16.252s to go top, finding over two tenths on Leclerc in the final sector. Piastri is a second down on Norris, albeit on used tyres. Russell is up to ninth, also on a set of used tyres.
05:30:56 pm
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Hamilton only goes behind Hulkenberg on that first lap, but he's on used tyres. Verstappen sets a 1m16.824s to go top, but Leclerc gazumps him by 0.166s. New tyres for both there.
05:29:49 pm
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Hadjar opens with a 1m17.137s, which is about 0.4s down on his Q1 best. Hamilton betters the Frenchman's first sector as he goes on a lap.
Hulkenberg posts a 1m17.016s to go quickest for now.
05:27:25 pm
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Q1 headliner Hadjar hits the road, as does Lawson, and they're joined by Alonso, Hulkenberg, and Hamilton.
Lights green
05:26:05 pm
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Q2 begins
No takers so far, even though the clock has started. Bet everyone goes out at the same time...
The track was improving a lot towards the end of the session, so it's no surprised...oh, there's some Racing Bulls.
05:24:44 pm
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"The brakes aren't working at all," Albon reported on his in-lap - he had about 84 lock-ups in FP3, so that's clearly not been fixed.
Q2 coming up shortly.
05:22:31 pm
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That was all-action, wasn't it? Hadjar quickest with a 1m16.733s over Hamilton and Russell - Norris did go out again, but returned to the pits to save his tyres as he was declared safe.
Antonelli got in to Q2 as Albon couldn't improve - the Italian was only 0.558s off Hadjar, which rather demonstrates how close Q1 was.
Checkered flag
05:20:44 pm
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Eliminated in Q1
Albon only goes 17th so he's out of luck - that saves Antonelli's bacon.
Our eliminated drivers are:
16. Bortoleto
17. Albon
18. Gasly
19. Stroll
20. Colapinto
05:19:18 pm
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Gasly only goes 17th - that's it for him as he can't get another lap in. Bortoleto is 14th - really on the cusp here as Hulkenberg pushes his team-mate into 15th.
Ocon goes up to third, before Russell goes second.
Hamilton gets up to second in turn. Colapinto can't pull himself out of P20 so he's out - as is Bortoleto, as Alonso puts him out.
05:17:52 pm
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It's all action as teams do push-cool-cool-push laps. Antonelli's quicker than Hadjar in the first sector, but loses time in the middle sector. He's got himself up to 12th, which might not be enough, as Sainz goes up to eighth.
05:16:30 pm
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Hadjar jumps from 15th to top spot, doing a 1m16.733s - Lawson, meanwhile, goes up to third. 0.228s off his team-mate.
Verstappen's back out on the road, and goes two tenths up on Hadjar's effort in the first sector. But he loses almost four tenths in the middle sector, which only puts him fifth. 0.343s off Hadjar. Tsunoda goes ninth.
05:14:24 pm
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Q1 elimination zone with 5 minutes to go
Albon goes up to thirteenth - so the drop zone looks like this:
16. Gasly
17. Tsunoda
18. Colapinto
19. Hulkenberg
20. Stroll
05:13:11 pm
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The whole field is currently all within a second of Norris. Bortoleto does a clean lap this time to go 11th. Albon's going again as he's in the drop zone. We'll assess the men in the danger zone after he finishes this tour.
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05:11:44 pm
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Piastri grabs third place, moments after Norris does a 1m16.899s on his second tour. That's closer for Piastri, who is now 0.259s off his team-mate.
Leclerc goes up to second, 0.125s off Norris' new benchmark.
05:10:57 pm
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Stroll has another crack to go 13th - while Bearman fires to the top of the order with a 1m17.106s - a smidgen quicker than Norris. Alonso then goes eighth.
Bearman was rapid in free practice two, so his pace looks legitimate.
05:09:26 pm
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Verstappen had a bit of a moment - a snap at Turn 9 - in the middle sector, but recovers some speed in the final sector to go third behind Leclerc.
Sainz goes up to fourth, while Antonelli goes sixth. Russell is last to do a time, and goes second fastest with a purple final sector.
05:08:10 pm
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Lawson does a purple third sector to go third, and Hadjar is a tenth off his team-mate. Piastri reports DRS issues, which can explain some of his lap delta.
Bortoleto went over the line at Turn 12 and had his lap deleted for track limits.
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